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Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools (2016)
Journal Article
Menezes, I. G., Duran, V. R., Filho, E. J. M., Veloso, T. J., Sarmento, S. M. S., Paget, C. L., & Ruggeri, K. (2016). Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools. Frontiers in Psychology, 7, Article 1727. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01727

Large-scale educational assessment has been established as source of descriptive, evaluative and interpretative information that influence educational policies worldwide throughout the last third of the twentieth century. In the 1990s the Brazilian M... Read More about Policy Implications of Achievement Testing Using Multilevel Models: The Case of Brazilian Elementary Schools.

Denise Mina’s Garnethill trilogy: Feminist crime fiction at the millennium (2016)
Book Chapter
Vanacker, S. (2016). Denise Mina’s Garnethill trilogy: Feminist crime fiction at the millennium. In K. Gelder (Ed.), New directions in popular fiction: Genre, distribution, reproduction (223-238). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52346-4_11

Appearing in the late 1970s, feminist crime fiction arose out of a distinctive social context, the political, social and cultural sea change brought about by the second feminist wave. As Maureen Reddy suggests, ‘[f]eminist literary criticism, feminis... Read More about Denise Mina’s Garnethill trilogy: Feminist crime fiction at the millennium.

Popular Fiction in Performance: Gaskell, Collins and Stevenson on Stage (2016)
Book Chapter
Wynne, C. (2016). Popular Fiction in Performance: Gaskell, Collins and Stevenson on Stage. In K. Gelder (Ed.), New directions in popular fiction: Genre, distribution, reproduction (327-348). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52346-4_16

‘In dramatising a novel, there are many advantages but many difficulties’, notes Bram Stoker, the theatre critic for Dublin’s Evening Mail, after viewing Wilkie Collins’s adaptation of The Woman in White (1860) at Dublin’s Theatre Royal in April 1872... Read More about Popular Fiction in Performance: Gaskell, Collins and Stevenson on Stage.

The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt (2016)
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Andrikopoulos, T., & Dassiou, X. (2016). The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt

The conventional wisdom about a falling currency and exports fails to acknowledge some fundamental points. Our research highlights that such analysis typically does not account for the existence and nature of a company’s competition, domestically and... Read More about The weaker pound is a mixed bag for UK PLC as rivals move to adapt.

Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences (2016)
Journal Article
Böhme, W., Bogdanowicz, W., Bockmann, F. A., Boano, G., Blick, T., Birindelli, J., …Dubois, A. (2016). Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa, 4196(3), 435-445. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4196.3.9

The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa (Dubois &... Read More about Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences.

Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status (2016)
Journal Article
Danovaro, R., Carugati, L., Berzano, M., Cahill, A. E., Carvalho, S., Chenuil, A., …Borja, A. (2016). Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3(NOV), Article 213. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2016.00213

© 2016 Danovaro, Carugati, Berzano, Cahill, Carvalho, Chenuil, Corinaldesi, Cristina, David, Dell'Anno, Dzhembekova, Garcés, Gasol, Goela, Féral, Ferrera, Forster, Kurekin, Rastelli, Marinova, Miller, Moncheva, Newton, Pearman, Pitois, Reñé, Rodrígue... Read More about Implementing and innovating marine monitoring approaches for assessing marine environmental status.

Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults (2016)
Journal Article
McKay, M. J., Baldwin, J. N., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Burns, J., & For the 1000 Norms Project Consortium. (2017). Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults. Neurology, 88(1), 36-43. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003466

Objectives: To establish reference values for isometric strength of 12 muscle groups and flexibility of 13 joint movements in 1000 children and adults, and investigate the influence of demographic and anthropometric factors. Methods: A standardized r... Read More about Normative reference values for strength and flexibility of 1,000 children and adults.

Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex (2016)
Journal Article
Lautenschlager, S., Gill, P., Luo, Z., Fagan, M. J., & Rayfield, E. J. (2017). Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex. Biological Reviews, 92(4), 1910-1940. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12314

The evolution of the mammalian jaw during the transition from non-mammalian synapsids to crown mammals is a key event in vertebrate history and characterised by the gradual reduction of its individual bones into a single element and the concomitant t... Read More about Morphological evolution of the mammalian jaw adductor complex.

Accuracy of pulse interval timing in ambulatory blood pressure measurement (2016)
Journal Article
Kane, S. A., Blake, J. R., McArdle, F. J., Langley, P., & Sims, A. J. (2016). Accuracy of pulse interval timing in ambulatory blood pressure measurement. Scientific reports, 6(1), Article 37472. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37472

Blood pressure (BP) monitors rely on pulse detection. Some blood pressure monitors use pulse timings to analyse pulse interval variability for arrhythmia screening, but this assumes that the pulse interval timings detected from BP cuffs are accurate... Read More about Accuracy of pulse interval timing in ambulatory blood pressure measurement.

A review of the use of a systematic observation method in coaching research between 1997 and 2016 (2016)
Journal Article
Cope, E., Harvey, S., & Partington, M. (2017). A review of the use of a systematic observation method in coaching research between 1997 and 2016. Journal of sports sciences, 35(20), 2042-2050. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1252463

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. A systematic observation method has been one of the most popularly employed methods in coaching research. Kahan’s review of this method conducted between 1975 and 1997 highlighted the ke... Read More about A review of the use of a systematic observation method in coaching research between 1997 and 2016.

Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Mahon, N., Crute, I., Simmons, E., & Islam, M. M. (2017). Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review. Ecological Indicators, 74, 73-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.11.001

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Sustainable Intensification (SI) is a term that has been advanced to capture a concept that some consider as the ‘third paradigm’ for global agricultural development. However, the term has become subject to intense debates as well... Read More about Sustainable intensification – “oxymoron” or “third-way”? A systematic review.

Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index (2016)
Journal Article
Duvivier, R., & Veysey, M. (2016). Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index. Medical Education, 50(12), 1245-1248. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13091

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd and The Association for the Study of Medical Education Current tools for clinical assessment are tedious and time-consuming, particularly the dreadful long case. There is a need for novel instruments that incorporate ot... Read More about Is the long case dead? ‘Uh, I don't think so’: the Uh/Um Index.

Models of human behaviour in economics, policy and the law (2016)
Book Chapter
Cserne, P. (2016). Models of human behaviour in economics, policy and the law. In J. Zweynert, S. Kolev, & N. Goldschmidt (Eds.), Neue Ordnungsökonomik (49–68). Tübingen: Mohr Sieback

Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations (2016)
Journal Article
Hawkins, B., Pye, A., & Correia, F. (2017). Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations. Management Learning, 48(3), 292-310. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507616677199

This article develops an understanding of the agential role of boundary objects in generating and politicizing learning in organizations, as it emerges from the entangled actions of humans and non-humans. We offer two empirical vignettes in which mid... Read More about Boundary objects, power, and learning: The matter of developing sustainable practice in organizations.

The proposed LOSC implementation agreement on areas beyond national jurisdiction and its impact on international fisheries law (2016)
Journal Article
Barnes, R. (2016). The proposed LOSC implementation agreement on areas beyond national jurisdiction and its impact on international fisheries law. International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law, 31(4), 583-619. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718085-12341411

As the development of an implementation agreement on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in areas beyond national jurisdiction gathers pace, it is important to consider how this might impact upon international fisheries law. A... Read More about The proposed LOSC implementation agreement on areas beyond national jurisdiction and its impact on international fisheries law.

Failure and success in state formation : British policy towards the Federation of South Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (2016)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C. (2017). Failure and success in state formation : British policy towards the Federation of South Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Middle Eastern Studies, 53(1), 84-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/00263206.2016.1196667

Despite the apparent similarities in Britain's relationship with the Sheikhdoms of the Lower Gulf and the traditional states of southern Arabia, British policy-makers pursued contrasting policies towards the two sets of territories in the era of deco... Read More about Failure and success in state formation : British policy towards the Federation of South Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Social health and dementia: a European consensus on the operationalization of the concept and directions for research and practice (2016)
Journal Article
Dröes, R. M., Chattat, R., Diaz, A., Gove, D., Graff, M., Murphy, K., …Zuidema, S. (2017). Social health and dementia: a European consensus on the operationalization of the concept and directions for research and practice. Aging and Mental Health, 21(1), 4-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2016.1254596

© 2017, © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Background: Because the pattern of illnesses changes in an aging population and many people manage to live well with chronic diseases, a group of health care professionals recent... Read More about Social health and dementia: a European consensus on the operationalization of the concept and directions for research and practice.

Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2016)
Journal Article
Khreis, H., Kelly, C., Tate, J., Parslow, R., Lucas, K., & Nieuwenhuijsen, M. (2017). Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environment International, 100, 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2016.11.012

Background and objective The question of whether children's exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) contributes to their development of asthma is unresolved. We conducted a systematic review and performed meta-analyses to analyze the associa... Read More about Exposure to traffic-related air pollution and risk of development of childhood asthma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Assessing acute itch intensity : general labelled magnitude scale is more reliable than classic visual analogue scale (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, O., Holle, H., Jones, O., & Schindler, I. (2017). Assessing acute itch intensity : general labelled magnitude scale is more reliable than classic visual analogue scale. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 97(3), 375-376. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2584

The reliable measurement of itch intensity is crucial, both in research as well as clinical contexts. For example, when the reliability of a measurement scale is unknown, it is impossible to determine whether a patient has changed sufficiently to be... Read More about Assessing acute itch intensity : general labelled magnitude scale is more reliable than classic visual analogue scale.

Twist-bend nematic phase in cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls bimesogens (2016)
Journal Article
Panov, V. P., Vij, J. K., & Mehl, G. H. (2017). Twist-bend nematic phase in cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls bimesogens. Liquid crystals, 44(1), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2016.1254289

The paper reviews assignment of the low-temperature nematic phase observed in simple bimesogenic or dimeric systems based on cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls to the twist-bend nematic phase, NTB, using a range of experimental techniques. These i... Read More about Twist-bend nematic phase in cyanobiphenyls and difluoroterphenyls bimesogens.